Supplemental lid for boxed goods.



EDWARD REUKAUF, or PHILADELP IA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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To all whom it'mag conccrn':

Be it lrnown that I, EDWARD REUKAUna citizen of the United States,residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have inventedcertainlmprovements in Supplemental Lids for Boxed Goods, of which thefollowing is a specification. f is My invention relatesto display coversfor boxed goods; and the object of my. invention is to provide animprovedform of structure, designed more particularly .for .use withcigar boxes, although capable of use with other boxes.

One important object of my, invention is to provide'a structure whichcan be readily connected to the lid of a box,,while a further object isto provide a structure that may be looked to the box and its cover sothat the supplemental covercan not. be

lifted.

These and other features of my invention are more fully describedhereinafter, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1, is a perspective view of a supplemental box cover and itsattaching means, made in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, is adetached perspective View in the reverse position of attaching meansemployed at one end of the cover; Fig. 3, is a detached perspective Viewin the reverse position of attaching means employed at the other end ofthecover, showing also the locking element; Fig. 4, is a sectional viewon the line 4.1, Fig. 1, and Fig. 5, is a. sectional view on the line55, Fig. 1.

The structure forming the subject of my invention comprises a frame 1,preferably of metal, of the same or substantially the same size as thebox, which frame has recessed edges receiving a transparent plate 2,usually of glass. Such frame may also have a front overhanging edge orapron 3, as shown in Fig. 4, and may be flanged at its ends, asindicated at 4:, in Fig. 5, so as to rest over the side edges of thebox.

At the back, the frame may be provided with a suitable supportingmember, which may be a longitudinal flange 5, having upper and lowerturned edges 6 and 7 for the reception of a plate 8 upon which the nameof the cigar or other advertising matter may be placed.

Adapted to slide with respect to the rear support are box-lid engagingpieces 11 and- 8 AM @WC- v Specification of Letters Patent.Paten'ter1Jan.4,'1916. Application filed January 30, 1914.. serial n5.215,515. I I

12, both of which have slotted portions 11 j andf 12? whereby they maybe retained byrivets or pins 13 and 14 carried by said rear support 5. v

lVhen it is desired to place the structure upon a box lid, the members11 and12, are 1 it pulled out, as indicated by dotted lines. Thesupplemental cover or lidis then placed upon the box, and then the saidpieces- '11 and 12 are pushed intofplace, and the supplemental, cover isin proper position with respect tothelid and box. These pieces 11 and 12are preferably bent,'as indicated, so

1 as to have frictional engagement with the cover.

It will be understood, of course, that short supports at each end of thesupplemental cover may be provided for the slidable members ll and 12thus obviating the necessity of having the member 5 as a continuouspiece across the full width 'of'the supplementalcovenf Cover boxes ofthistype are frequently employed in cigar stores where constantattendance is impossible, and 1n such instances it is often desirableto'lock the box. against theft. For this purpose, I may pivot to theslidable piece'll en'gag-ing the cover or lid .of the box, a bar 15which is normally swung into a substantially horizontal position againstthe back of the box lid when it is desired to leave the supplemental lidor cover in a freely operable position. This bar may be swung. on itspivot and when down, as shown in Fig. 1, the supplemental cover will belocked to the box and its lid against independent movement. This lockingmember has .a-stilf pivotal connection with the member 11 so thatsufficient friction is present to insure it being held in the differentpositions.

The flanges 3 and 4 covering the edges of the box insure a close contacttherewith and make a substantially dust-proof cover. "Iclaimz. A

1. In a supplemental cover for boxes, the combination of a framecarrying a transparent plate, .a grooved wall carried by said framesubstantially at right angles thereto, and box-lid v engaging membersslidably mounted with respect to said. grooved wall.

2. In a supplemental cover for boxes, the combination of a framecarrying a transparent plate, a grooved wall carried by said framesubstantially at right angles thereto, and clamping members slidablymounted with respect to said grooved wall and movable into clampingengagement With the lid of the box carrying such frame.

8. In a supplemental cover for boxes, the combination of a framecarrying a transparent plate, a grooved supporting Wall carried by saidframe, and lid-engaging members slidably mounted With respect to saidgrooved Wall.

4. In a supplemental cover for boxes, the combination of a framecarrying a transparent plate, a rear flanged support carried by saidframe, and secured substantially at right angles thereto, andlid-engaging members slidably mounted With respect to said flangedsupport.

5. T he combination, in a supplemental cover for boxes, of a framecarrying a transparent plate, flanges carried by said frame andoverlying the edges of the box, an up standing grooved supporting Wallsecured to and disposed substantially at right angles to said frame atthe rear of the same, and clamping members slidably mounted in saidgrooved supporting Wall for engagement With the box lid.

6. The combination With a box and a lid thereof of a supplemental coveroperatively connected to saidlid, and a pivotally mounted arm forming alocking member carried by said cover for engagement With the box toprevent movement of the lid or the supplemental cover.

7. The combination, in a supplemental cover for boxes, of a framecarrying a transparent plate, an upstanding flanged supportsubstantially at right angles to said frame at the rear of the same,slidable members carried by said flange for engagement With the.

box lid, and a pivotally mounted arm forming a locking member.

8. The combination of a supplemental cover, a supporting Wall at therear of the same, clamping members slidably mounted with respect to saidsupporting Wall for engagement with the box lid, and a pivotally mountedarm forming a locking member carried by one of said slidable members.

9. In a supplemental cover for boxes, the combination of a framecarrying a transparent plate, a support at the rear of the same, pinscarried by said support, and box-lid engaging members slidably mountedWith respect to said support and slotted for the passage of said pins.

10. The combination of a supplemental cover for boxes,-supporting meansat the rear of the same, pins caried by said support, and box-lidembracing members slidably mounted With respect to said support andslotted for the passage of said pins, and guiding means for said memberscarried by the supporting means.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

EDWARD REUKAUF.

Witnesses:

MURRAY C. BOYER, J 0s. H. :KLEIN;

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). C.

